Signal.



H. R. AYERS & C. A. DORE'.

SIGNAL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16. 1915.

Patented May 9, 1916.

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HERBERT E. ANB CHARLES A. QORR, @E L zllDSFlUR-S'E. NEVI SJRSTE".

SIGNAL.

Application filed March 1G, 1915.

To all' whom/t may concern lleit known that we, HERBERT R. l-llrnns and @Harnais A. Donn, both residents of in the position shown in Egg, 2.'

Specification of Letters atent.

u1 L r, ,Y .140 l* atenten May 9, lelie,

Serial No. 14,863.

Referring particularly to the drawing,A

our improved disappearing signal preferably comprises a casing made with three is such thatwhen these signal arnis lie Lyndhurst, inthe county of Bergen and sides l0, ll, and l2, suitably connected to 5'@ 5 State of New Jersey, have'invented an lin-A each other and provided with a cover 3,3 for provenient in Signals, ofv which the 'ollowthe. fourth side oit the casing. The casing ing is a specification. may also be provided with a cap le, fUur invention relates generally to signals, may be secured to an extension l5 o a and more particularly to what we are bracket 16,'or otherwise. As indicated in 6,5 1o pleased to term a disappearing signal. the drawing, the extension l5 is secured to As is generally known, it is customary, the .rear member il of the casing by aclamp when turning aside or rounding corners, or 17, and the bracket ldis secured to a suplessening the speed or a motor `vehicle for port 18 loy screws or rivets. 'l' will be unthe driver, or some one in the car, to extend derstood,v however, that the casing may be 7o is his hand and arm to indicate to those who supported in any desired manner coninay be in the rear that he is about to change nected to any suitable support without dehis course or speed, as hereinbei'ore indiparting from the nature and spirit ci our in cated. W'hen the hand and arm of the vention. l/l e also employ a .series orl .pludrivcr are used for this purpose, the car rality of signal arms. @ne of these arms 'g5 2o must be controlled entirely with the other is indicated at 19, and is preferably angular, hand, and this, in some instances at least, is one ,web of which is made to lie flush not only diliicult, but likely to lead to acciagainst the under or inner side olf the cover dents. 13 and is secured thereto suitable The object or' our invention, therefore, is manner. t one end, the arm 19 is provided an 25 the provision of a signal which is so light, with a pivot 20, extending between and compact, inexpensively l constructed, and journaled .in the opposite sides olf the casing, easily operated, as to be applied to motor veso as to pivotally`mount the arm 19 thereh-icles for a signal to indicate to Vthose hein. Extending beyond the pivotal point o' hind that the car is about to turn, change the arm 19, the same is fitted with alley/er a5 80 its course, or stop. While particularly arm 2l, which, as indicated, passes thrcugh adapted Jfor this purpose, it is to be underthe rear wall of the casing, for the purpose stood, however, that the signal 'made in achereinafter explained. 'lhe other signal cordance with our invention may he utilized arms are indicatedat 22, 23, and 2li, and at for other purposes, in divers places, and inA corresponding ends these arms are provided 9) 35 any and all places, and for any and all uses respectively with pivots 25, 26 and 27, each to which it may be found adaptable. of which is journaled in one side member ln carrying` out our invention, we prelof the casing so that each signal arm is piverahly employ a casing open at one side and otally mounted in the casing independently provided with a cover, together with a pluof the other signal arms. At their opposite 95 i0 rality of signal larms, one of which is atends, the signalarms are conected hylinlrs. tached to the cover and may he actuated As indicated `in the drawing, a link 28 through suitable mechanism with the cover, is pivotally connected to the arms 19 and so that through these parts other signal 22, as indicated at 29. A. link 3G is pivo'tarms may be moved from a nested position ally connected to the arms 22 and 23, as in- 100 15 within the casing to an operative position, dicated at 3l, and a linlr 32 is pivotally conand then returned to the' nested position in nected to the arms 23 and 24, as indicated the casing, in which they are invisible, and at 33. lt will be apparent from this conwhere they remain when not in use, as will struction that by raisingl or swinging the he hereinafter more particularly described. arm 19 and cover 13 on the pivotv 20, that 105 50 in the drawing, Figure 1 is a rear elevathe arms 22, 23 and 24 will he caused to tionof a disappearing signal made in acmove in unison therewith. Also by refercordance with our invention. Fig. 2`isfa ence to Fig. 3, it will be apparent that these side elevation of the same, with the signal arms, being spaced across the compartment arms in their operative positions, and liig. within the casing, are adapted to lie therein 110 '55 3 is a partial trontelevation with the parts in a nested condition, and the construction 'and the use to which it is put.

As will be seen in the drawing, the operating mechanism disclosed includes a lev'er 34 pivotally connected at 35 in the bracket 16, and passing through an aperture pro-l vided therefor in a lug 3G turned out from one side of the bracket. In this lug there is a shoulder-37, against which the lever 34 may engage, as hereinafter explained, to.

maintain the signal arms in an open posi-- tion for use. This operating mechanism also includes a lever 38,.pivoted in the bracket 1.6 at 3), and connected to the'l lever 34 b f a link 40. a pivotal connection with the lever 34 being indicated at `41, and a similar connection With the lever 38 being indicated at 42. The free end of the lever 23h is eonnectedto the end of the lever arm 21 by a rod 43, and in order to insure the signal arms being maintained positively Within the casing, when not in use, we prei'e'r to employ a spring 44 at its ends connected to and extending between the clampv 1T and the free end ot' the lever 34. This s] n'ii1g, as will also be understood, insures a quick return ot' the parts to their positions in the casing when the lever 34 is released from the shoulder 37.

Normally. the signal. arms lie within thecasing` and .the levers-and'links assume the position 'shown in Fig. 1. To operate the parts and set the signal, 1t 1s only necessary,

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in the structure asI shown and described, to depress the lever 34 and pass the same under the shoulder 37. This will move the levers and links from the positions shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 to those shown in full lines, and Will swing the signal arm 19 and' the cover 13 to the position shown in Fig. 2,. i

these parts carrying with them the other signal arms. The signal arms, furthermore, 'Y

`ber of the casing, and against which, when gravity, assisted in) theirnested positions 1n the same, the

signal arms are caused to bear, in order to' overcome or prevent any possible movement."

oi' the parts, due to vibration, and conse@A Aquently any objection due to the rattle Aof the car from such movement.

lV e claim as our invention- 'A signal comprising afcasing open at one side, a signal arm pivoted at one end inthe said casing, a plate secured. to said arm and adapted to provide a cover for the-open side ot' the casing, a plurality of signal arms each. pivoted at one end in one side of said easmg and adapted to fit wlthin Vthe same in a nested position,'and links extending between and pivoted to the free ends of adjacent signal arms for connecting, supporting and spacing the same.

' Signed by us this 12th' day of March, 1915.

HERBERT E. lAYEEs, CHARLES A. DORE. 

